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I've got a few Newtons...

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Cam42

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A message pad 100, and a 110.
Anybody else have one? What could I get out of them if I sold them? The 100 works perfectly, but the 110 does not.
 
I have three ultra-rare CLEAR Newton 110 Developer's prototype models, but I am waiting for the right time to sell them. Two of them come in their original boxes.
 
WardC said:
I have three ultra-rare CLEAR Newton 110 Developer's prototype models, but I am waiting for the right time to sell them. Two of them come in their original boxes.
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Unlike prototype Macs, Apple sold clear 110s as a release model to the public. I used to play with them at CompUSA back in the day. Doesn't mean they're not rare, but in the case of the MessagePad 110, clear doesn't necessarily mean it's a prototype.

Or are yours marked prototypes in addition to them being clear?
 
I've got a MP100, and MP2000 that I still carry with me sometimes, and a MP2100 that has a screen that won't properly respond to input. Unfortunately, I don't think you'd get much for yours. Maybe $30 each?
 
Keep them. Surely as they get older, they'll become more rare and hopefully become more expensive?
 
R94N said:
Keep them. Surely as they get older, they'll become more rare and hopefully become more expensive?
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Regardless, one nice thing about holding onto Newtons is they don't take up much space!
 
dmr727 said:
Regardless, one nice thing about holding onto Newtons is they don't take up much space!
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Definitely :) Although it's a bit newer I'm going to hang onto my still-working PS1 for a while....
 
I've got a MP100, complete with all box, diskettes, manuals, modem and of course it works perfectly. Based on what I've seen, I'd be lucky to get $100 for it. I think I'll hang on to it for another 10 years and see where the market is then.
 
Yeah, I wasn't expecting much. There doesn't seem to be anyone that wants them.
 
I paid $125 for a NIB (new-in-box) MP120 years back.

I think as the Newton is re-incarnated as the rumored 7" iPad - interests for these old-timers will increase... ;)

(LOL - the new iPad collectors form...)

Definitely hold onto them, especially if they are CIB (Complete-In-Box)
 
I really think these Clear ones could demand a premium and go up in price if I hold on to them. I bought them all on eBay in seperate auctions over a period of 3 years, I would buy one whenever I saw one come up, I think I paid around $220 for two of them and about $315 for the other one. They are physically different though, the flip covers on them look different. I think one of them is a prototype and two of them are the clear special edition model.

They are all Clear Newton Messagepad 110s. Here is a photo of one of them:

clearnewton.jpg
 
That looks cool :) Personally I liked those iMacs with the back bit that was see-through :D
 
I dug out my old Newton 110 and fired it up BUT
can't remember the password. Is their any way
to easily hack it? If not, how do I reset it so I
can use it again? I suspect I'll lose all info but
thats ok.

THANKS!!!!!
 
hi,still have the 2100? I really want to buy them.

sushi said:
That looks nice.

I currently have 2000 x 1 and 2100 x 3. Gave/Sold the others.

I'll probably hang onto to these for quite a while.
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hi,still have the 2100? I really want to buy them.
please contact me: leigo@live.cn
We can trans by ebay.
Many thanks.
 
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